Bankers live out childhood dreams for a good cause

BANK of Queensland Mackay city and West Mackay staff dressed in costume to raise awareness of their children's hospitals fundraiser, Banking on our Kids.

BOQ Mackay city owner-manager Melissa Green said it had been good fun for a good cause.

"For our dress up day we all thought back to our childhood dreams and what we wanted to be when we grew up," Ms Green said.

"It certainly surprised some of our customers when they found their usual bank tellers had transformed in fireman, wizards and all sorts.

"But it was a great way to spread the word about our appeal and that's really what this is all about, raising funds for our country's children's hospitals.

"There are hundreds of sick children in hospitals across the country battling serious illness every day and we just want to do what we can to help them get healthy, go home and have the chance to grow up and achieve their dreams," she said.

Going into its 10th year, the appeal raises vital funds for Children's Hospital Foundations Australia, the national fundraising partnership that supports five of the country's major children's hospitals.

BOQ runs the fundraiser every July to raise funds that help give sick Aussie children the chance to grow up and achieve their dreams.

Since its inception in 2004, Banking on our Kids has raised more than $1 million and this year aims to raise another $300,000.